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Blake.P
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so i dont know much about lenses, but i'm looking for a wide angle lense for a canon ef mount (t2i). it will mostly be for stills and landscape's/timelapses, but might be doing some video and such. would prefer to keep the price somewhat low, so my absolute MAXIMUM would be around 400, but i would prefer to spend less. i'm open to used lenses, and that is probably a good option given my price range. any ideas?
Feb 2 2013 4:03AM
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123+ski
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what do you already own, and how much wider do you want it compared to that?
Feb 2 2013 5:12AM
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PacificRimJob
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If you have the kit lens, that probably is your best bet, as it goes down to 18mm f3.5 That said, here are a few options.

Tamron 10-24mm or 11-18mm are both for around 300-350.

Rokinon 8mm fisheye - manual only, though. around 250ish.

Canon 20mm f2.8. is around 350ish usually...

Other than that, Olympus, Nikon and Pentax vintage wide angle primes.
Feb 2 2013 5:39AM
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PacificRimJob
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Also, Tokina 12-24 f4 is a decent bet.
Feb 2 2013 5:41AM
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MLeone
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Check out Sigma 10-20 dude, That's a great uwa with very little distortion
Feb 2 2013 9:00AM
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michael_bc
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Tokina 12-24mm f/4
Feb 2 2013 10:01AM
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eheath
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I hope youre joking, the 10-20 is a fisheye it has a ton of distortion?

OP, how wide do you need?
Feb 2 2013 10:47AM
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Belzebub
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You are wrong, its an uwa.

And to OP the sigma 8-16 has gotten a bunch of great reviews and has a much larger zoom range than the tokina 11-16 everybody on this site has a raging boner for.
Feb 2 2013 8:01PM
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PacificRimJob
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I hate the variable aperture though.
Feb 2 2013 8:11PM
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boomie
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I just bought a Tamron 17-50. Probably doesn't fit your needs since you have the kit lens, but I have heard good things about it. Also you can get it on eBay for $360 brand new
Feb 2 2013 8:18PM
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MLeone
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http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-10-20mm-4-5-6-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0007U00X0 Yeah def not a fish
Feb 2 2013 11:40PM
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eheath
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Well, then the 10-20 is a shity uwa because ive seen a ton of photos/vids with it and there is a ton of fish-eye-like distortion, Not spitting bullshit, just my experience.
Feb 3 2013 4:24AM
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Belzebub
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Feb 3 2013 5:20AM
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Belzebub
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Yeah you can have that, its just that you flamed that qxqwwewe guy so hard for saying almost the same thing.
Feb 3 2013 5:25AM
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eheath
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The 10-20 has awful distortion whether its called a fisheye or not. I know what I'm talking about so you kids can get fucked.
Feb 3 2013 5:30AM
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MLeone
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I've seen you recommend the 10-20 on here to someone who couldnt afford a tokina a while back
Feb 3 2013 12:29PM
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MLeone
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I've used it and personally I liked it, but you know your shit so maybe it isnt as good as i thought it was
Feb 3 2013 12:31PM
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eheath
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Its a cheaper solution for sure but I prefer the none distorted look but that's just me
Feb 3 2013 1:47PM
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cwillygood
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thats the only downside to the tokina 11-16 but it is super sharp, i love mine, compared to the canon 10-20 or something like that i used i much rather take a little less zoom for a sharper lens
Feb 3 2013 5:24PM
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michael_bc
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The Sigma 10-20 is shit. Your money is best spent on one of the Tokinas. Money spent on a shitty lens is money wasted, because you will end up replacing it.
Feb 4 2013 6:49AM
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CrotchKiller
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Probably because the tokina is a way better lense
Feb 4 2013 10:51AM
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Gnarwall
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Yeah the sigmas suck D. My friend has one and I basically lold when he showed me how sharp it was. Get the tokina. I got mine for 480 on craigslist, I just had to shop around for a bit.
Feb 4 2013 12:29PM
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PacificRimJob
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8mm compared to 11mm? you're seriously going to try to make that a reason to decide between either lens? Haha.

The Tokina is mostly awesome because it's f2.8. Very fast, and damn sharp if you're looking for a high quality wide angle lens.

something like the sigma 8-16mm is variable aperture and slow as shit, you can't use filters on it, and even though it too is very sharp, that f4.5-f5.6 is sloooow if you're trying to use it indoors, where a UWA is very useful.

Not only that, but the Sigma usually goes for 450+
It's worth the extra 50-100 or so for the Tokina.


Feb 4 2013 12:45PM
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Blake.P
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any body have any experiences with the rokinon 14mm? looks like a pretty good option for the price
Feb 7 2013 5:24PM
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Blake.P
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or the sigma 10-20mm?
Feb 7 2013 5:39PM
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Randy_Quench
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haha
Feb 7 2013 10:08PM
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